E488 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.E488
Great Gable and Wasdale Head
| Further Information | |
|---|---|
| Cumbria Archives Reference: | ??? |
| Sankey Number: | E488 |
E488 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
Senders Message
"Leaving for Borrowdale. Weather fine and looks like being hot. May get as far as Thirlmere. Brian”
| Sender | ||
|---|---|---|
| Posted From: | Gosforth, Cumberland | |
| Date Posted: | Great Gable is one of the best known and climbed of the Lakeland fells. On its summit is the war memorial plaque. The fell, along with a large part of the surrounding area-, was donated to the National Trust after the First World War by the Fell & Rock Climbing Club, who had purchased the land as a memorial to the members of the club who had fallen in the war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Gable | |
| Postmark Date: | 09/??/1935 -date inferred from the stamp- | |
| Stamp if Shown: | Scarlet George V 1 penny - the version only issued between 1934 and 1936 | |
| Receiver | ||
|---|---|---|
| Receivers Name: | Miss G. M. Snowden | |
| Address: | Crookleigh', Furness Road | |
| Town or City: | Morecambe + Heysham | |